The Cocaine Inc. podcast produced by News Corp Australia and The Times shows how criminal gangs are exploiting our financial system to hide their profits. Serious and organised crime costs Australia up to $60 billion each year. Money is hidden from police and the Tax Office and “laundered” through seeminglyContinue Reading
A British boy who died of leukaemia aged 15 is to become the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint. Pope Francis decreed that a second posthumous miracle has been attributed to Carlo Acutis, qualifying the teenager for canonisation, the official admission of a dead person into sainthood. Acutis was born inContinue Reading
Chocolate chip ice cream – once a beloved freezer staple – could soon be obsolete. While it remains in plentiful supply on Australian shores (and supermarket shelves), the classic flavour fell to eighth place in a list of America’s favourite ice cream in a 2024 survey from the International DairyContinue Reading
Tradition is on the menu during Gen Z date night, with some men even admitting to getting “angry” when one classic dating rule isn’t followed. Despite being seen as politically progressive when it comes to gender equality, it seems young men are still expected to pick up the tab forContinue Reading
Australia must seriously consider reintroducing conscription to boost its troop numbers in the face of a looming “all-out war” with Russia, a defence analyst says. Rapidly rising global tensions in eastern Europe and the Middle East threaten to “drag Australia into an orbit of an open confrontation”, Dr Alexey Muraviev,Continue Reading
Social media has been awash with discourse on bathing culture. Take the “everything shower” trend, in which self-care seeks share their three-hour shower routine. Or the doctors of TikTok that expose the dirtiest parts of our bodies. Despite this new-found love of showering, experts say there’s no need to scrubContinue Reading
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the former leader of Russia’s Wagner mercenaries has left the lion’s share of his wealth to his 25-year-old son, with analysts now fearing he will make a push to retake control of his late father’s organisation. Prigozhin became one of Russia’s most powerful men after building up oneContinue Reading
A tiny island in Europe has won fans with celebs – despite barely anyone living there. Lopud is an island off the coast of Dubrovnik in Croatia which is home to just 200 locals. It takes just 55 minutes by boat to get to it, with daily services making itContinue Reading
Australians tempted to execute a petty attack on road users whose actions they disagree with have been warned to exercise “decorum” or prepare to be fined. Members of the public busted attaching “aggressive or offensive” notes to cars can now be slapped with a fine of up to $1100 asContinue Reading
Aston Villa star Alisha Lehmann is a star on the pitch, but her work before and after matches has made her one of the highest paid players in the women’s game. The star player is known for being a striker who doesn’t choke, having just signed on for another seasonContinue Reading